Types of MotherBoard
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As computers advanced, so have motherboards. Below is a listing of the various motherboard form factors and additional information about each of these form factors including ATX the most commonly used motherboard form factor today.
LPX
Developed by Western Digital when it was making motherboards that was used in the 1990s. The LPX motherboard is 9" wide x 13" deep, uses a riser card, and has different placement of the video, parallel, serial, and PS/2 ports on the back.
MicroATX
Also referred to as the mATX, the microATX is a motherboard that is 9.6" wide x 9.6" deep and capable of being as small as 6.75" wide x 6.75" deep. This motherboard was first introduced by Intel in December 1997 and is a smaller motherboard that can be used in either an ATX case or smaller computer case.
NLX
New Low Profile Extended, NLX is a motherboard form factor originally developed by Intel and first finalized March 1997. The NLX motherboard is 9" wide x 13.6" deep maximum to 8" x 10" deep minimum and included the below features.
Form factor
When referring to computer hardware, a form factor is a specification of physical dimensions, layouts, and other explicit information that helps ensure the hardware works with products that support that form factor. Form factors help prevent incompatibilities between multiple hardware manufacturers.
Commonly referred to as the AT, the Full AT, introduced by IBM and widely used in the 1980s.The Full AT is 12" wide x 13.8" deep and only fits into a full size AT tower case.Today, this form factor is rarely found or used and has been replaced by ATX and Baby AT.
ATX
ATX
Sometimes referred to as the Full-ATX, the ATX motherboard is one of most commonly found and used motherboards even today.ATX is an Intel trademark. The ATX motherboard is 12" wide x 9.6" deep and has the I/O connectors COM1, COM2 and LPT, keyboard, mouse and USB are mounted directly on the motherboard.
Baby AT
Baby AT
A replacement for the Full AT motherboard and sometimes referred to as BAT, the Baby AT is a motherboard form factor introduced by IBM in 1985 and used for many 286, 386, 486, and Pentium computers up until the early 1990s. This board is now considered obsolete and has been replaced by ATX.
BTX
Short for Balanced Technology Extended, BTX is a motherboard form factor first announced by Intel on September 17, 2003 as a replacement for ATX. The BTX includes features such as a low profile, more efficient layout to help with cooling, scalable board to allow for different system sizes, and support mechanisms to help support high-mass motherboard components. In September 2006 Intel announced that it was stopping all future development of BTX.BTX
LPX
MicroATX
Also referred to as the mATX, the microATX is a motherboard that is 9.6" wide x 9.6" deep and capable of being as small as 6.75" wide x 6.75" deep. This motherboard was first introduced by Intel in December 1997 and is a smaller motherboard that can be used in either an ATX case or smaller computer case.
NLX
New Low Profile Extended, NLX is a motherboard form factor originally developed by Intel and first finalized March 1997. The NLX motherboard is 9" wide x 13.6" deep maximum to 8" x 10" deep minimum and included the below features.
- Support for the Pentium II
- Support for AGP(Accelerated Graphics Port)
- Support for USB(Universal Serial Bus).
- Support for DIMM(Dual In-line Memory Module).
- Easier Access to internal components
- Support for motherboards that can be removed without using tools.
Form factor
When referring to computer hardware, a form factor is a specification of physical dimensions, layouts, and other explicit information that helps ensure the hardware works with products that support that form factor. Form factors help prevent incompatibilities between multiple hardware manufacturers.
